Missed Step Could Vex Ex-Duane Morris Client's Appeal

By P.J. D'Annunzio

A Pennsylvania Superior Court panel on Tuesday quizzed counsel for a businessman accusing Duane Morris LLP of legal malpractice in a trade secrets case on whether documents he claimed were privileged had been properly put before the trial judge for consideration.

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Cognizant Investor Seeks OK For $5.5M Derivative Case Deal

By Sarah Jarvis

A Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. shareholder has urged a New Jersey federal court to give its final approval for a $5.5 million deal to settle derivative claims that board members of the technology and consulting services company damaged the company and exposed it to liability by paying bribes in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

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Campbell's Soup Targeted In Tariff Refund Suit Blitz

By George Woolston

The Campbell's Co. is the latest business to be hit with a proposed class action from consumers seeking to be reimbursed for the inflated costs the food company charged in response to President Donald Trump's now-struck-down global tariffs.

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Atty Can't Represent His Securities Class Claims, Judge Says

By Sydney Price

A New Jersey federal court has prohibited an attorney from serving as class counsel in his proposed class action accusing a group of financial services companies of running a scheme driven by high commissions and undisclosed conflicts of interest, saying the suit can only be refiled if new class counsel is brought in.

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Pot Law Labor Deal Requirement Is Preempted, NJ Judge Says

By Katherine Smith

A New Jersey law requiring cannabis operators in the state to enter into labor peace agreements with labor unions in order to secure a license is preempted by federal labor law, a federal judge has ruled, providing the state with a quicker path to appeal in the Third Circuit.

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Fox Rothschild Sidesteps NJ Crash Litigation Funding Suit

By Jack Karp

Fox Rothschild LLP has escaped a New Jersey state lawsuit brought by a couple who alleged it tried to collect high-interest loans they were unlawfully steered into taking out from the firm's litigation funder client during a lawsuit over a car crash.

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NJ Gov. Sherrill Signs 3 Social Media Child Safety Bills

By George Woolston

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill signed three bills into law Tuesday aimed at protecting the state's children online and addressing the potentially harmful effects of social media on children.

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DOJ Drops 3rd Circ. Bid For Pa. Hospital Trans Patient Info

By Gianna Ferrarin

The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its request for the Third Circuit to review a district court's order quashing its demand for records on patients who received gender-affirming care at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center children's hospital, effectively ending its subpoena fight in the district.

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Cash Advance Co. Loses Coverage Bid For $1B NYAG Row

By Katryna Perera

Merchant capital advance provider Yellowstone Capital LLC has lost its bid for coverage of costs incurred in a $1 billion settlement with the New York attorney general over claims that it gouged small businesses, as a New Jersey federal judge found Yellowstone's insurance policy excludes coverage for claims of unfair business practices.

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Analysis

Stakes Are High In Meta Bellwether Social Media Trial

By Bonnie Eslinger

A potential trillion-dollar bellwether trial slated to begin Wednesday over states' claims that Meta's social media platforms harm the mental health of children and are intentionally designed to be addictive puts a lot on the line, with one legal expert calling the fight "existential" to the social media industry.

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Opinion

Birthright Citizenship Dissents Belie Originalist Interpretation

The three dissents in the U.S. Supreme Court's recent birthright citizenship decision clashed with originalist readings of the Constitution, applying the 14th Amendment more narrowly than its drafters, and by applying contemporary and living document approaches to constitutional interpretation, says Ediberto Roman at Florida International University.

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Are your summer associates prepared for a legal career?

How does your firm shape the summer associate experience and mentor new talent? Invite your summer associates to share their perspectives in this year’s Law360 Pulse Summer Associates Survey.

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Trial Firm Reid Collins To Award 3rd Set Of Associate Bonuses

By Jake Maher

Texas-based trial boutique Reid Collins & Tsai LLP is planning to dole out a third round of bonuses for the year to associates, raising their total bonus pay to between $130,000 and $170,000 on the year so far, with another round expected later in 2026.

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Aperture Expands Litigation Finance Platform To $1B

By Ryan Boysen

Alternative asset manager Aperture Investors is expanding its litigation finance platform to $1 billion in total investment capacity, mostly deployed as direct loans to plaintiffs firms.

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Deal Reached In Class Action Over Botched Calif. Bar Exam

By Emily Sawicki

A settlement has been reached in a proposed nationwide class action brought by bar applicants against the proctor of the botched February 2025 California bar exam, one month after the California State Bar settled its claims against the proctor.

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Law Grad Says Hofstra Ignored Heart Attack Mid-Bar Exam

By Andrea Keckley

A Fordham University School of Law graduate accused Hofstra University in New York state court of failing to intervene in time when she had a heart attack in the middle of the July 2025 Bar Exam, refusing to stop the test and discouraging her peers from rendering aid.

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$190K Or $1.9M? Goldstein, DOJ 'At Impasse' Over Forfeiture

By Jeff Overley

Tom Goldstein and the U.S. Department of Justice aired dramatically divergent views Wednesday of a looming financial penalty for his fraud convictions, with the famed appellate advocate voicing constitutional objections to the DOJ's request for almost $2 million and revealing that prosecutors spurned a far smaller offer.

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Analysis

DOJ Settlements Perceived As Flouting Litigation Norms

By Britain Eakin

A trend of settlements between the Trump administration and friendly parties in fast-track lawsuits to pursue policy changes has legal experts concerned about the endurance of a longstanding norm that federal courts can only hear genuine disputes between opposing parties.

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BakerHostetler Faces Possible RICO Claim From Ex-Client

By Emily Johnson

A trustee who has accused BakerHostetler and an Atlanta-based attorney of legal malpractice has asked a Georgia federal court to allow him to accuse the former de facto general counsel and business adviser of a nonprofit of violating the Georgia RICO Act.

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Q&A

She Has A Point: Shutts & Bowen's Jodi-Ann Tillman

By Dani Kass

Jodi-Ann Tillman of Shutts & Bowen LLP was brought into patent infringement litigation over drum technology just months before trial, and her performance earned high praise from opposing counsel, Foley & Lardner LLP partner Laura Ganoza.

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Trent McCotter Follows Blanche As DOJ's 2nd-In-Command

By Courtney Bublé

Following confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice official Trent McCotter is taking his former post as deputy attorney general on a temporary basis.

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Trump, DOJ Say Firing Seattle US Atty Was Within Their Rights

By Emily Sawicki

The White House and the U.S. Department of Justice are fighting a demand for immediate reinstatement brought by Seattle's former top federal prosecutor, who was fired within an hour of a court appointing him to the role, arguing his due process rights were not violated.

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